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Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field. University trustees approved a resolution naming the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium after former coach Nick Saban on Friday.
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Nick Saban is at SEC Media Days again, six months after retiring as Alabama coach. This time he’s asking the questions as part of ESPN’s SEC Network coverage of the four-day event. Saban retired after 17 seasons with the Tide and three decades as a head coach.
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The NCAA and the nation's five biggest conferences announced that they have agreed to pay nearly $2.8 billion to settle a host of antitrust claims, a monumental decision that sets the stage for a groundbreaking revenue-sharing model that could start steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as the 2025 fall semester. The Alabama Crimson Tide is among the high profile college football programs. It remain to be seen how much current and former players might benefit?
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Lou Groza Award winner Graham Nicholson plans to transfer to Alabama. The former Miami of Ohio All-American, who won the award as the nation’s top placekicker last season, announced his commitment on social media.
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The University of Alabama's 2024 Golden Flake A-Day Spring Football Game is set to be played on Saturday, April 13. The annual A-Day Game is the 15th and final practice of the spring and takes place at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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Alabama is set to pay new football coach Kalen DeBoer at least $87 million over eight years. School trustees also formally approved raises and extensions for basketball coach Nate Oats and athletic director Greg Byrne.
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More than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey found that 55% of adults believe NCAA athletes should not be permitted to form unions that would led to collective bargaining with schools. This follows a Congressional roundtable featuring former Alabama football coach Nick Saban on legislation to regulate college sports. Texas Senator Ted Cruz doubts the measure will pass Congress.
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Alabama is replacing longtime football radio announcer Eli Gold. The school says Chris Stewart will replace the 70-year-old Gold starting with the spring football game. Gold has been the voice of Alabama football for 35 years.
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Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer has hired Nick Sheridan as offensive coordinator and JaMarcus Shephard as co-offensive coordinator.
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Nick Saban apparently isn’t staying retired for very long. The former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide is joining ESPN's "College GameDay,” the long-running Saturday pregame road show he appeared on as a guest so frequently during his 17 seasons as Alabama coach.